Lemon Butter Sauce
Lemon Butter Sauce
The lemon butter sauce pairs very nicely with seafood, shrimp or chicken. Done in a matter of minutes.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/4 cup lemon juice 
  • 1/2tsp chopped shallot *
  • Pinch salt
  • Reduct lemon juice to half
  • 1/4 stick of butter, cold
  • Pinch of parsley

* if you don't have shallot you could either replace it with garlic or just leave it out.

DIRECTIONS

  1. Start with the saute pan on high heat.
  2. Add lemon juice.
  3. Add shallot and pinch of salt.
  4. Reduce heat down to medium.
  5. Slowly incorporate butter into lemon juice reduction in chunks so it slowly melts into it.  Make sure the butter is cold.
  6. Once butter is incorporated you can add parsley to finish.
  7. Pour over your fish.

 

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